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The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger

You might remember it as Honey Badger Randall narration

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2011·The social era·funny

A narration overdub whose catchphrase became a general expression of indifference.

At a glanceThe facts

Remembered as
Honey Badger Randall narration
Spread in
2011
Format
Video
Era
The social era
Made by
A narrator known as Randall
Taken from
Footage of honey badgers from National Geographic Wild, with Bach’s sixth cello suite under it
What it said
“Honey badger don’t care”
Origin
Origin not yet established
Available
Playable from the source

Why it matteredWhat changed

A wildlife film with a new commentary by a narrator known only as Randall was watched more than a hundred million times, and put “honey badger don’t care” on a book and a frozen yoghurt.

TimelineIn order

  1. Posted

    The video appears on YouTube.1

  2. Mainstream

    A book, Honey Badger Don’t Care, is published.1

  3. Remixed

    A political campaign group uses the format for an advertisement.1

The version you rememberNot the same thing

The version people rememberRandall’s narration

The same pictures with a new voice describing them.1

Where the footage came fromA National Geographic documentary

Straight natural-history footage of the animal.1

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Why it is here: something the internet still knows by name · it got out of its own corner of the internet fast · still being watched and quoted years later

The version shown here is a later copy, posted by the creator to YouTube.

Where it came fromWhat we know

Original source uncertain. This is the earliest copy currently known.

View the creator's copy on YouTube

No original upload has been established for this record. The index is showing the earliest copy it currently knows about, and says so rather than guessing.

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